"In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.
List the descriptive words in the poem which help you visualize the setting.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?

What central idea does this passage develop? the impact of fate the integrity of leaders the ruthlessness of power the importance of friendship